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Photoprotection by silk cocoons

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Kaur, Jasjeet; Rajkhowa, Rangam; Tsuzuki, Takuya; Millington, Keith; Zhang, Jin; Wang, Xungai

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A silk cocoon protects a silkworm during its pupal stage from various threats. We systematically investigated the role of fiber, sericin, and embedded crystals in the UV protection of a silk cocoon. Diffuse reflectance and UV absorbance were measured and

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Date published: 2013
Type: Journal article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75182
Source: Biomacromolecules
DOI: 10.1021/bm401023h

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